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Democratic Representative · Assembly District 8

Source: Wisconsin Legislature , Wisconsin Ethics Commission · pulled · record through

Floor votes missed
2 of 648
Bills led
9 · 2 became law
Votes with their party
87% · 211 votes, 2025
Committees
3

Bills they led · 9

Bills where Sylvia Ortiz-Velez is the lead author, the first name on the bill. Sponsoring a bill means putting it forward: the text itself is drafted by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau. Bills they signed onto behind another member are listed below, and bills they only voted on are in Vote history. What these roles mean

Of the 9 bills they led: 2 became law, 0 were vetoed, 6 died without a public hearing. Statuses come from each bill's official history.

2 became law 7 died at session end
Became law 2 bills
  • AB 335 Judgments concerning a candidate's felony violation of certain campaign finance or election fraud laws. 2023
  • AB 330 The number of signatures on nomination papers. 2023
Died at session end 7 bills
  • AJR 83 Recognizing September 15 to October 15, 2025, as Hispanic Heritage Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AB 57 Requirements concerning assistance in the detention of individuals who are or are alleged to be not lawfully present in the United States. 2025
  • AB 506 Authorizing electors to vote in the primary of more than one political party. (FE) 2025
  • AB 442 The first date on which nomination papers may be circulated for the spring election. 2025
  • AB 441 Identity requirements for officers who arrest or detain individuals and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AB 1210 Issuance of identification cards and operator's licenses to undocumented persons. (FE) 2023
  • AB 1184 Issuance of identification cards and operator licenses to undocumented persons. (FE) 2021

Coauthored · 731

Bills led by another member of the Assembly that Sylvia Ortiz-Velez signed onto. Signing on adds their name to the bill; it is not the same as leading it. From each bill's official history.

Show all 731 coauthored bills
  • AR 8 Commemorating the victims of the Abundant Life Christian School tragedy, supporting the students, staff, families, and community of Abundant Life Christian School, and condemning violence. 2025
  • AR 5 Celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day on March 17, 2025. 2025
  • AR 4 Proclaiming our appreciation and respect for our Grocery and Retail Food Employees. 2025
  • AR 3 Observing February 28, 2025, as Rare Disease Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AR 12 Observing February 28, 2026, as Rare Disease Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 99 Recognizing October 14, 2025, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 98 Proclaiming October 2025 as Filipino American History Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 96 Proclaiming the months of October 2025 and October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Months. 2025
  • AJR 95 Designating October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 94 Proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 92 Recognizing the United States Marine Corps’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • AJR 91 Recognizing the United States Navy’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • AJR 90 Recognizing August as Immunization Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 9 Honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker. 2025
  • AJR 88 Recognizing November 10, 2025, as the 50th anniversary of the tragic loss of the crew of SS Edmund Fitzgerald. 2025
  • AJR 87 Proclaiming August and October 2025 to be Agent Orange Awareness Months in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 80 Declaring May 2025 and May 2026 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Months. 2025
  • AJR 79 Recognizing June 2025 as LGBTQ Pride Month. 2025
  • AJR 78 Proclaiming June 12, 2025, as Women Veterans Day. 2025
  • AJR 77 Honoring the dedication and service of Chief Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. 2025
  • AJR 76 Eliminating constitutional restrictions on marriage (first consideration). 2025
  • AJR 72 Recognizing June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 70 Proclaiming June 2025 as Immigrant Heritage Month. 2025
  • AJR 7 Proclaiming February 4, 2025, as Transit Equity Day. 2025
  • AJR 68 Honoring Anna Mae Robertson for her extraordinary achievements and service to our nation. 2025
  • AJR 65 Congratulating the Milwaukee Academy of Science Boys Basketball Team on their 2025 Division III State Basketball Championship. 2025
  • AJR 64 Designating June 2025 as Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month. 2025
  • AJR 61 Proclaiming June 6, 2025, as Gun Violence Awareness Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 54 Observing Tuesday, March 25, 2025, as Equal Pay Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 53 Commemorating the Bay View labor strike and tragedy. 2025
  • AJR 52 Proclaiming April 20 to 26 as 2025 National Infertility Awareness Week in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 51 Designating May 2025 and May 2026 as Food Allergy Awareness Months. 2025
  • AJR 5 Proclaiming February 2025 as Black History Month. 2025
  • AJR 49 Congratulating the Milwaukee Rufus King Cheer and Stunt Team on their double state championship win in 2025. 2025
  • AJR 47 Declaring May as Eye Health Awareness Month. 2025
  • AJR 44 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Frederick P. Kessler. 2025
  • AJR 43 Congratulating the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse women’s gymnastics team on winning the 2025 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championship. 2025
  • AJR 42 An advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 2025
  • AJR 41 Proclaiming May 2025 and May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage Months. 2025
  • AJR 40 Celebrating 50 years of strength and resilience of the Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese people. 2025
  • AJR 4 Honoring the life and public service of Justice David T. Prosser Jr. 2025
  • AJR 39 Recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States. 2025
  • AJR 36 The right of the people to a clean, safe, and healthy natural environment and to its preservation (first consideration). 2025
  • AJR 34 Honoring the 50th anniversary of the child support program. 2025
  • AJR 32 Designating the first full week in May as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. 2025
  • AJR 3 Proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 28 Commending the IBS Patient Support Group on its recognition of April 17 through April 19, 2025, as World IBS Days. 2025
  • AJR 27 Condemning the pardons and sentence commutations of individuals involved in the violent attack on law enforcement officers at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. 2025
  • AJR 25 Proclaiming April 24, 2025, to be Holocaust Remembrance Day and April 27, 2025, to May 4, 2025, as Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 24 Reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile. 2025

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Cosponsored · 664

Bills from the other house that Sylvia Ortiz-Velez signed onto. Signing on adds their name to the bill; it is not the same as leading it. From each bill's official history.

Show all 664 cosponsored bills
  • SJR 99 Recognizing October 14, 2025, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 95 Designating October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 93 Proclaiming November 2025 to be Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. 2025
  • SJR 92 Proclaiming October 2025 as Filipino American History Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 91 Proclaiming the months of October 2025 and October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Months. 2025
  • SJR 90 Proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 9 Honoring the life and public service of Justice David T. Prosser Jr. 2025
  • SJR 87 Recognizing the United States Marine Corps’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • SJR 86 Recognizing the United States Navy’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • SJR 85 Recognizing August as Immunization Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 83 Recognizing November 10, 2025, as the 50th anniversary of the tragic loss of the crew of SS Edmund Fitzgerald. 2025
  • SJR 82 Proclaiming August and October 2025 to be Agent Orange Awareness Months in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 8 Proclaiming February 4, 2025, as Transit Equity Day. 2025
  • SJR 78 Honoring the dedication and service of Chief Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. 2025
  • SJR 74 Recognizing June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 73 Recognizing June 2025 as LGBTQ Pride Month. 2025
  • SJR 70 Proclaiming June 12, 2025, as Women Veterans Day. 2025
  • SJR 68 Eliminating constitutional restrictions on marriage (first consideration). 2025
  • SJR 67 Honoring Anna Mae Robertson for her extraordinary achievements and service to our nation. 2025
  • SJR 60 Proclaiming June 6, 2025, as Gun Violence Awareness Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 6 Honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker. 2025
  • SJR 56 Proclaiming April 20 to 26 as 2025 National Infertility Awareness Week in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 54 Designating May 2025 and May 2026 as Food Allergy Awareness Months. 2025
  • SJR 51 Declaring May as Eye Health Awareness Month. 2025
  • SJR 50 Congratulating the Milwaukee Rufus King Cheer and Stunt Team on their double state championship win in 2025. 2025
  • SJR 47 Observing Tuesday, March 25, 2025, as Equal Pay Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 46 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Frederick P. Kessler. 2025
  • SJR 45 Proclaiming May 2025 and May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage Months. 2025
  • SJR 41 Celebrating 50 years of strength and resilience of the Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese people. 2025
  • SJR 40 Recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States. 2025
  • SJR 38 An advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 2025
  • SJR 37 The right of the people to a clean, safe, and healthy natural environment and to its preservation (first consideration). 2025
  • SJR 36 Congratulating the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse women’s gymnastics team on winning the 2025 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championship. 2025
  • SJR 34 Honoring the 50th anniversary of the child support program. 2025
  • SJR 32 Designating the first full week in May as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. 2025
  • SJR 3 Proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 29 Designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Months. 2025
  • SJR 28 Reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile. 2025
  • SJR 27 Proclaiming April 24, 2025, to be Holocaust Remembrance Day and April 27, 2025, to May 4, 2025, as Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 25 Commending the IBS Patient Support Group on its recognition of April 17 through April 19, 2025, as World IBS Days. 2025
  • SJR 23 Proclaiming the week of April 28 to May 2, 2025, as School Nutrition Professionals Appreciation Week. 2025
  • SJR 22 Designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 19 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Jonathan Brostoff. 2025
  • SJR 17 Honoring April 22, 2025, as the 55th anniversary of Earth Day. 2025
  • SJR 15 Condemning the pardons and sentence commutations of individuals involved in the violent attack on law enforcement officers at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. 2025
  • SJR 135 Commemorating the 250th anniversary of one of the first major victories for the Patriots in the Revolutionary War and recognizing the contributions of Irish Americans in the struggle for independence. 2025
  • SJR 134 Proclaiming February 2026 as Black History Month. 2025
  • SJR 133 Reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan, reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act, supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States, and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile. 2025
  • SJR 128 Paying tribute to the entire Polish community that has lived in Wisconsin for 180 years and contributed to its strength. 2025
  • SJR 123 Proclaiming the month of March 2026 as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month throughout the state of Wisconsin. 2025

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Campaign money

$18,213 reported receipts across 37 records

Jan 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2026. Includes collected receipts before taking office. Latest reported transaction: Aug 5, 2026. Earliest collected receipt in this view: Feb 24, 2025. Filings and amendments may be missing; totals cover collected records.

2025
Receipts by quarter in the selected period. Gold bars with a tick under them are election quarters; peak $8,354 in 2026 Q3.
Quarter by quarter
  • 2025 Q1: $150
  • 2025 Q4: $3,360
  • 2026 Q2: $6,350
  • 2026 Q3: $8,354

Where it came from

  • Individuals: $10,688 (59%)
  • Political committees: $7,525 (41%)

Source types exactly as the committee reported each receipt to CFIS.

Top contributing committees

PACs, party and other political committees

Top individual donors

within the selected period, grouped by CFIS donor identity

  • Daniel Rich 1 receipts $1,000
  • Cory Nettles 1 receipts $1,000
  • Debra Ulrich 1 receipts $1,000
  • Howard Rich 1 receipts $1,000
  • Joseph Rich 1 receipts $1,000

Top occupations of individual donors

as reported by donors; individuals gave $10,688 in total

  • Retired $2,353
  • Self-Employed $2,000
  • Retired Attorney $1,000
  • Real Estate $1,000
  • CEO $1,000

Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission campaign finance filings (campaignfinance.wi.gov), refreshed nightly. Wisconsin law bars corporations from contributing to candidates; money comes from individuals and political committees. Totals cover verified candidate committees, including runs for other offices. Receipts can include loans, transfers, refunds, and in-kind support. All available history starts no earlier than July 2008 and may have gaps. Full methodology

Key votes · 197

Selected by rule, not judgment: the final recorded passage vote of every bill that became law, any floor vote decided by five or fewer, and every veto-override vote. Each row links to the official roll call.

Votes against their party · 50

Roll calls where Sylvia Ortiz-Velez voted opposite the majority of Democrats casting an Aye or Nay on that roll call. Ties within the party are excluded; absences never count. Each row links to the official roll call.

Show all 50 party-break votes
  • May 13, 2026 AB 1 SUSPEND RULES Voted Aye; Democrats split 1 Aye–41 Nay roll call
  • May 13, 2026 AB 1 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 10 Aye–32 Nay roll call
  • Feb 19, 2026 SB 36 CONCURRENCE Voted Aye; Democrats split 6 Aye–31 Nay roll call
  • Feb 19, 2026 AB 996 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 9 Aye–34 Nay roll call
  • Feb 19, 2026 AB 997 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 9 Aye–34 Nay roll call
  • Feb 19, 2026 AB 961 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 7 Aye–34 Nay roll call
  • Feb 19, 2026 AB 962 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 5 Aye–36 Nay roll call
  • Feb 19, 2026 AB 963 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 7 Aye–34 Nay roll call
  • Feb 19, 2026 AB 870 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 5 Aye–35 Nay roll call
  • Feb 18, 2026 SB 785 CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED Voted Aye; Democrats split 12 Aye–32 Nay roll call
  • Feb 17, 2026 AB 446 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 12 Aye–33 Nay roll call
  • Feb 17, 2026 SB 699 CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED Voted Aye; Democrats split 6 Aye–39 Nay roll call
  • Feb 17, 2026 SB 485 CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED Voted Nay; Democrats split 25 Aye–20 Nay roll call
  • Feb 17, 2026 AB 737 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 10 Aye–35 Nay roll call
  • Jan 20, 2026 SB 533 CONCURRENCE Voted Nay; Democrats split 28 Aye–15 Nay roll call
  • Jan 13, 2026 AJR 10 ADOPTION Voted Aye; Democrats split 2 Aye–43 Nay roll call
  • Jan 13, 2026 SB 391 CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED Voted Nay; Democrats split 30 Aye–15 Nay roll call
  • Nov 19, 2025 SB 11 CONCURRENCE Voted Aye; Democrats split 10 Aye–33 Nay roll call
  • Nov 19, 2025 SB 10 CONCURRENCE Voted Aye; Democrats split 1 Aye–42 Nay roll call
  • Nov 19, 2025 AB 156 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Voted Aye; Democrats split 1 Aye–42 Nay roll call
  • Nov 19, 2025 AB 592 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 14 Aye–30 Nay roll call
  • Oct 14, 2025 SB 309 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Voted Aye; Democrats split 1 Aye–42 Nay roll call
  • Oct 14, 2025 SB 279 CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED Voted Nay; Democrats split 32 Aye–11 Nay roll call
  • Oct 14, 2025 SJR 88 CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED Voted Aye; Democrats split 1 Aye–42 Nay roll call
  • Sep 11, 2025 AB 211 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 7 Aye–37 Nay roll call
  • Jul 2, 2025 SB 45 CONCURRENCE Voted Aye; Democrats split 7 Aye–38 Nay roll call
  • Jun 18, 2025 AB 269 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 4 Aye–36 Nay roll call
  • Mar 20, 2025 AB 105 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 20 Aye–22 Nay roll call
  • Jan 6, 2025 SJR 1 CONCURRENCE Voted Aye; Democrats split 1 Aye–43 Nay roll call
  • Feb 22, 2024 SJR 54 CONCURRENCE Voted Aye; Democrats split 2 Aye–33 Nay roll call
  • Feb 22, 2024 SB 323 CONCURRENCE Voted Nay; Democrats split 29 Aye–6 Nay roll call
  • Feb 22, 2024 SB 374 CONCURRENCE Voted Nay; Democrats split 27 Aye–8 Nay roll call
  • Feb 13, 2024 SB 488 CONCURRENCE Voted Aye; Democrats split 1 Aye–33 Nay roll call
  • Jan 25, 2024 AJR 105 ADOPTION Voted Aye; Democrats split 4 Aye–31 Nay roll call
  • Nov 14, 2023 SB 268 CONCURRENCE Voted Nay; Democrats split 28 Aye–7 Nay roll call
  • Jun 21, 2023 AB 321 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 8 Aye–25 Nay roll call
  • Jun 14, 2023 SB 330 CONCURRENCE Voted Aye; Democrats split 2 Aye–31 Nay roll call
  • Apr 18, 2023 SB 76 CONCURRENCE Voted Aye; Democrats split 17 Aye–18 Nay roll call
  • Mar 22, 2023 AB 47 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 15 Aye–20 Nay roll call
  • Mar 22, 2023 SB 75 CONCURRENCE Voted Aye; Democrats split 5 Aye–30 Nay roll call
  • Jan 19, 2023 SJR 2 CONCURRENCE Voted Aye; Democrats split 12 Aye–23 Nay roll call
  • Feb 23, 2022 AB 991 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Democrats split 28 Aye–8 Nay roll call
  • Feb 15, 2022 AJR 107 ADOPTION Voted Aye; Democrats split 13 Aye–21 Nay roll call
  • Nov 11, 2021 SB 621 ADOPTION Voted Nay; Democrats split 21 Aye–17 Nay roll call
  • Sep 28, 2021 AB 563 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 1 Aye–37 Nay roll call
  • Jun 22, 2021 AB 132 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 8 Aye–29 Nay roll call
  • Jun 22, 2021 AB 389 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 2 Aye–36 Nay roll call
  • Jun 16, 2021 AB 299 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 1 Aye–37 Nay roll call
  • Mar 23, 2021 AB 23 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 2 Aye–33 Nay roll call
  • Mar 23, 2021 AB 24 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 2 Aye–33 Nay roll call

Floor attendance

Only days the chamber held recorded floor votes are shown, on every tile below, they either voted or missed: 648 votes across 76 voting days, 2 missed.

voted all present, not voting missed votes (striped)
2026
2025
Missed-vote days in 2025 · 1
  • Mar 18: missed 1 of 4
2024
2023
2022
2021
Missed-vote days in 2021 · 1
  • Mar 23: missed 1 of 9

Vote history · 646

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